Hydrocarbon migration and accumulation along the fault intersection zone-a case study on the reef-flat systems of the No.1 slope break zone in the Tazhong area, Tarim Basin

Petroleum Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-225

  Xiang, Caifu ^a   Pang, Xiongqi ^a   Yang, Wenjing ^b   Wang, Jianzhong ^a   Li, Qiming ^b   Liu, Luofu ^a   Li, Yanqun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b TARIM OILFIELD COMPANY   (China)

Author keywords

Differential hydrocarbon migration and accumulation; Fault intersection zone; Geologic chromatographic effect; Superimposed basin; Tarim Basin; Tazhong area

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953338196     PISSN: 16725107     EISSN: 19958226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12182-010-0021-0     Document Type: Article

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